Configuring multipathing on RHEL 4 system with Emulex drivers

Fri Dec 8 15:30:38 UTC 2006

On 08/12/06, James Marcinek <jmarc1 at jemconsult.biz> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> We are configuring a backup server running RHEL 4. We have a DS4200 directly attached to the server. The system has Emulex drivers but I need to find the RDAC drivers to configure multi-pathing. Currently when we connect the controllers start thrashing back and forth (due to both paths being active). Does anyone know how to get this configured properly?
>
> Thanks,
>
> james
>
Hi James,

IBM tends to be a bit slow when it comes to updating its drivers.

Have you looked at the device-mapper package as a possible alternative?

Kind regards,

Herta